KTCR (AM)

For the Kennewick, Washington radio station that held the call sign KTCR at 1340 AM from 1988 to 2012, see KJOX (AM).
KTCR
City of license Selah, Washington
Broadcast area Yakima, Washington
Branding ESPN Deportes Radio
Frequency 980 kHz
First air date 1955 (as KUTI)
Format Spanish Sports
Power 5,000 watts day
500 watts night
Class B
Facility ID 7918
Transmitter coordinates 46°38′25″N 120°35′48″W / 46.64028°N 120.59667°W / 46.64028; -120.59667Coordinates: 46°38′25″N 120°35′48″W / 46.64028°N 120.59667°W / 46.64028; -120.59667
Former callsigns KUTI (1955-1960)
KCHT (1960–1997)
KJOX (1997–2004)
KBBO (2004-2013)
Owner James Ingstad
(Ingstad Radio Washington, LLC)
Sister stations KHHK, KRSE, KXDD, KARY, KBBO

KTCR (980 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish sports format to the Yakima, Washington, USA area. The station is owned by James Ingstad of Fargo, North Dakota.[1]

History

The station went on air as KCHT on 1960-11-09. On 1997-12-08, the station changed its call sign to KJOX, on 2004-08-01 to KBBO and on 2013-08-27 to the current KTCR.[2]

On May 26, 2010, it was rumored then-KJOX's parent company New Northwest Broadcasters's stations could possibly be sold in the near future. Principal of Revitalization Partners, Alan Davis says "The stations are on the air; it's business as usual. I can only tell you there appears to be demand for the stations."[3][4] In 2012, the stations were sold to James Ingstad of Fargo, North Dakota.

On August 29, 2013 KTCR and its classic country format moved to 980 AM, swapping frequencies with talk-formatted KBBO.

On May 25, 2015 KTCR changed their format to ESPN Deportes Radio Spanish sports.

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